Month: December 2015

Not happy with what you get googling a word? Want to learn the whole history of a word? Check out the State Library’s collection of dictionaries! We have multiple dictionaries (including a full 20 volume Oxford English Dictionary, the largest in the English language) dating back to the 1930’s, and all on a handy two sided shelf in our reference area. (To see what treasures are on the other side, you’ll have to come in and see us!)

Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier is nationally recognized in the areas of Indian Law, Gaming Law and Business Litigation. She represents tribes, tribal entities and businesses who engage in business transactions with tribes and tribal entities.

Interested in the policy and planning implications of transportation services such as Uber and Lyft?

On December 11, 2015, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) will release Special Report 319: Between Public and Private Mobility: Examining the Rise of Technology-Enabled Transportation Services.

As part of the release, members of the authoring committee will be present for a live webcast at 11 a.m. ET (9 a.m. AZ Mountain) to report their findings and recommendations as well as participate in a Q & A session.

In remembrance of Pearl Harbor there will be a ceremony at 10:55am in Wesley Bolin Plaza on Monday, December 7 with a flyover from the CAF Airbase Arizona.

Immediately following will be a talk by azcentral‘s Shaun McKinnon about his experience interviewing the last survivors of the USS Arizona in 2014. McKinnon traveled to Pearl Harbor and witnessed four survivors toast their fallen shipmates with champagne donated by President Gerald Ford. One of the champagne flutes was taken by U.S. Navy divers and left on the Arizona.

Chris Seggerman, Genealogy Researcher was recognized at today’s meeting of the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Advisory Board meeting for rising to the occasion and ensuring a smooth transition of the genealogy collection to the Polly Rosenbaum History and Archives Building. Pictured left to right: Secretary of State Michele Reagan, Chris Seggerman, Library Advisory Board Chairman Brenda Brown.

To learn about the genealogy resources at the Polly Rosenbaum History and Archives:

Secretary of State Michele Reagan presented the Maricopa Public Library with a check for $9,425 to use towards virtual reality technology programs.

For some background, Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants are administered by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. To learn more: